Overview
- The Namo Yamuna River Safari was inaugurated at Sonia Vihar on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026, by Union Ports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta.
- The service runs a roughly 6-kilometre round trip between Sonia Vihar and Jagatpur that takes about 30 to 45 minutes and uses electric, air‑conditioned vessels with life jackets and bio‑toilets.
- Ticketing is in place with an entry fee of ₹50 for the riverfront and a ₹500 round‑trip cruise fare, sold online through Delhi Tourism and at the site, with operators required to run a minimum number of daily trips.
- Officials and project partners including IWAI, MoPSW, DDA, DTTDC and DJB plan riverfront amenities such as a musical fountain, food and children's zones and additional boats in the coming days.
- Environmental and operational risks raised by activists and experts focus on the Yamuna’s low dry‑season flows, shallow channels and uncertain e‑flow releases from upstream points, and they are calling for independent impact and depth studies before the scheme is scaled up.